Ultra-precise digitisation of astrometric plates

The DAMIAN ultra-precision scanning system at the Royal Observatory of Belgium fulfils a significant part of a global programme for the digitisation of astrometric plates and aerial photographic images that span over a century and have shaped our understanding of the world, the solar system and the universe. Aerotech contributed the complete motion sub-system for the plate scanner.

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Theme: Concept optimization of system dynamics of a wafer metrology tool

Historical view on determinism and…

Paralleling the historical beginnings of modern science, assessing and addressing variation in physical systems constitutes the foundation of precision engineering. Tycho Brahe gave us the measurement data to analyse the heavens.

Sensor for picometer-scale positioning in…

As technology reaches the atomic and quantum scale, sub-nanometer motion control is no longer optional – it is a necessity, often in vacuum environments where even the smallest disturbances are effectively suppressed.